RC recommendation on 27 pesticides
<p>This report is on the review of 66 pesticides under the Chairmanship of Dr. Anupam Varma. The main parameters emphasized by the Committee to review the products were uses approved under the Insecticides
Ministry Of Agriculture
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Fertile land won’t be given to investors
CM asks farmers not to be wary of global summit The State Government will not dole out fertile farm land to investors at the upcoming Global Agribusiness and Food Processing Summit scheduled for December
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Sharad Pawar's political clout drives farm exports
When it comes to food exports from one of the world's biggest consumers, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar often holds the trump card with his four decades of experience and pivotal position in the coalition
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Harvesting Discontent
THE ‘CROP holiday’ by farmers of Andhra Pradesh, in protest against high agricultural input costs and low procurement prices, is entering its second season. The three lakh acres left uncultivated during
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Governors' panel mooted for farmer-industry ties
Having underscored the need to address issues to pull out the agricultural economy from problems, President Pratibha Patil on Sunday suggested a Committee of Governors to evolve mutually beneficial models
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National manufacturing policy may get green signal today
After a lot of wrangling within various ministries, it seems the country’s first ever National Manufacturing Policy (NMP) is finally going to see the light of the day. At a meeting tomorrow, the Cabinet
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Manufacturing policy may get Cabinet approval today
New Delhi With the ministries concerned ironing out their differences, the Union Cabinet is likely to approve the National Manufacturing Policy on Tuesday. The policy, which aims at augmenting the share
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What comes before, Agriculture or Food?
It was in January this year that Thomas was given independent charge of the Food portfolio after Pawar requested that his burden be reduced. So Pawar was divested of Food and the portfolio given to his
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A new centre of excellence for bajra
The Union Agriculture Ministry has approved Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, as a Centre of Excellence for bajra. Stating this in Hisar, the university's Director (Research) R. P. Narwal said Rs. 1 crore has been sanctioned to popularise bajra , known as the primary food of the poor.
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Limit food security to the needy, says Pawar
New Delhi: Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the proposed food security Act should target only needy sections of society for nutritional cover, citing an adverse impact on economy in
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Subsidy Bill will damage Govt’s finances: Pawar
The increase in India’s food subsidy bill after the introduction of the Food Security Act, which will guarantee subsidised grains to a large section of population, could damage the country’s financial